Sunday, August 24th 2025
This Week in Gaming (Week 35)
Believe it or not, but we're already hitting the last week of August and we have a week packed of remakes for you. That said, this week's major release is about saving a younger sibling from dimensional invaders while not worrying about losing your soul or something along those lines. This is followed by a game that takes place outside of the map, some kind of war that apparently involves gears, an anime-inspired MMO for one to four players, a game where you apparently have to eat snakes and finally you get to dress up in white as a Japanese assassin.
Lost Soul Aside / This week's major release / Friday 29 August
Run the gauntlet of formidable enemies and colossal bosses in this breathtakingly stylish single player action-adventure RPG; chaining weapon and spectacular attack combos in high-octane, dynamic combat. Adapt your fighting style, solve puzzles, and evolve incredible abilities on a truly heroic quest. Steam link
Beyond the Map / Monday 25 August / Early access
Survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build a base, gear up, and fight to survive as you chase better loot and stronger enemies. Forge your own path without the constraints of traditional classes. Level up your skills to unlock new baseline abilities, and search the world for rare spellbooks that grant you extraordinary powers. Steam link
Gears of War: Reloaded / Tuesday 26 August
The Original, Remastered: Powered by Unreal Engine, Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the blockbuster first Gears of War, now fully optimized for the latest generation of gaming platforms. Steam link
Starlight Re:Volver / Wednesday 27 August / Early access
Starlight Re:Volver is a 1-4 player co-op action roguelite, set in a nostalgic, anime-inspired MMO universe. Connect with other Divers in the city and explore dreamlike biomes, teaming up for thrilling adventures, minigames, fishing, and crafting. Steam link
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater / Thursday 28 August
A remake of the 2004 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience. Steam link
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance / Friday 29 August
Play as the legendary Shinobi Joe Musashi, master of the ninja arts. After finding your village burned to the ground and your clan turned into stone, you must set off on a quest for vengeance, ready to face an unparalleled evil and avenge your clan. Steam link
Also launching this week: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar and Davy x Jones
Lost Soul Aside / This week's major release / Friday 29 August
Run the gauntlet of formidable enemies and colossal bosses in this breathtakingly stylish single player action-adventure RPG; chaining weapon and spectacular attack combos in high-octane, dynamic combat. Adapt your fighting style, solve puzzles, and evolve incredible abilities on a truly heroic quest. Steam link
Survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build a base, gear up, and fight to survive as you chase better loot and stronger enemies. Forge your own path without the constraints of traditional classes. Level up your skills to unlock new baseline abilities, and search the world for rare spellbooks that grant you extraordinary powers. Steam link
The Original, Remastered: Powered by Unreal Engine, Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the blockbuster first Gears of War, now fully optimized for the latest generation of gaming platforms. Steam link
Starlight Re:Volver is a 1-4 player co-op action roguelite, set in a nostalgic, anime-inspired MMO universe. Connect with other Divers in the city and explore dreamlike biomes, teaming up for thrilling adventures, minigames, fishing, and crafting. Steam link
A remake of the 2004 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience. Steam link
Play as the legendary Shinobi Joe Musashi, master of the ninja arts. After finding your village burned to the ground and your clan turned into stone, you must set off on a quest for vengeance, ready to face an unparalleled evil and avenge your clan. Steam link
31 Comments on This Week in Gaming (Week 35)
Way too much work bruh....
I've purchased MGS and Gears looking forward to both even though I have completed both....
Unless the developer decides to not use Nanite, virtual shadow maps, Hardware RT. It requires both upscaling and a ton of hardware to get decent performance.
this would make a good steamOS game i guess and cap the fps i dunno
The bones are still one of the best games ever made.
Look at Elden Ring reviews that performed like @$$ and still got raving reviews and even for me was so good it was easy to overlook the technical shortcomings.
Was mostly pointing out most reviewers aren't hardware nuts that have ocd over the fps they just play the game and give it a score based on how much they like it.
Some are also paid unfortunately or specifically given early review code becuase the publisher knows the review is going to be favorable.
Amazing becuase there were so many interesting games to play on two pretty unique consoles.
Terrible becuase especially early everything ran like $#!+ lol.
Was hoping for something more like the Halo MCE, with one Gears launcher with each of the games as $10 DLC within it.
Oh well, at least Gears is finally coming to the PC top to bottom.
Yes it's supposedly crap but it would sell well and print money just out of sheer curiosity alone.
Annoying to have the first 6 games and then no Halo 5 and then Infinite onward...
I just hope they don't go the UE5 route that engine licks donkey B@!!$.
I'll take lesser visuals over all the baggage that engine brings with it.